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Vathek : an Arabian tale /
Vathek is one of the earliest and most influential Gothic novels. Its hero is the Caliph Vathek who renounces Islam in a hedonistic quest for supernatural powers, which leads to his downfall. Beckford's genius was in marrying Orientalism with the Gothic, both sources of fascination and delight...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Francés |
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[Auckland, N.Z.] :
Floating Press,
©2009.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Vathek is one of the earliest and most influential Gothic novels. Its hero is the Caliph Vathek who renounces Islam in a hedonistic quest for supernatural powers, which leads to his downfall. Beckford's genius was in marrying Orientalism with the Gothic, both sources of fascination and delight to reading audiences of the time. |
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| Notas: | Archived by the National Library of New Zealand. Title from PDF title page (viewed on May 18, 2011). Novel. Translated from the French. This version based on an 1887 edition. Hypertext links contained in the archived instances of this title are non-functional. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (1 electronic document (173 pages)) |
| ISBN: | 9781775415596 1775415597 9781775569602 1775569608 |